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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Figure of a girl

Figure
ca. 1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a young girl in biscuit bone china. She is kneeling on a square, fringed cushion doing up one of her shoes. The other shoe is beside her on the cushion. She wears a high-waisted dress with the sleeves off her shoulders; her hair is short.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFigure of a girl (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Biscuit bone china
Brief description
Figure of a girl, biscuit bone china, Derby Porcelain Factory, ca. 1825
Physical description
Figure of a young girl in biscuit bone china. She is kneeling on a square, fringed cushion doing up one of her shoes. The other shoe is beside her on the cushion. She wears a high-waisted dress with the sleeves off her shoulders; her hair is short.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'No 5' (Figure model number, incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss R. E. Cleeve
Collection
Accession number
C.104-1978

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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